So, is the UMD a failure?

[.jayderyu]

jacks81x said:

Lolcislaw said:
It is a flop, it havent been used by any other device then PSP, Studios have dropped it as well.

Why would any other device use it?  It's a media to hold PSP games and PSP movies.  It doesn't make sense logically for any non-PSP device to use it.  Does any other device use the Nintendo DS cartridge for anything?  I guess that's a flop too then. 

I take it you didn't read the other posts. It's been a pretty clear distinction that the UMD was targeted as a broad media device. Similar to that of an SD card for MP3 players. Where as the DS Cartridge had one goal a means to be a dynamic data change for DS software. The UMD was built to create a market. Where as the DS Cartridge isn't trying to create a market. So in the manner that Sony and Nintendo use there mediums. Yes UMD did not achieve the DVD like performance they wanted. Where as the DS cartridge never was never in that market to begine with. Sony UMD failed, Nintendo DS cartridge didn't fail or suceed.

In the field where Sony was using the UMD for game storage that is another matter. It did what it was supposed to. The problem isn't so much that. It's the fact that the PSPgo isn't going to have a UMD which now puts into question was the UMD for the PSP a success at all? The DS GBA slot was a failure in that a majority of non gamer core never used it. Thus it is now removed from the DSi. While Sony is saying they will continue to support the PSP-3000... this is often a delay tactic by many companies. Much like the DSi light was released in Japan, but North America only saw the matt silver DS Lite release. Nintendo wanted to push it's last potential sales before releasing the DSi. So Sony is with good likely hood is going to finish and encourage the current games to be released. This should then trickle down to only a few. The slow progression of lack of new games compared against an increase of PSPgo games. Will have people not realize a slow fade out of the PSP-UMD erea.